Traditional medicine believes that diabetes is caused by eating sweet fruit, diabetic patients can not eat fruit. However, modern medicine in the preliminary elucidation of the causes of diabetes and take a variety of methods to control diabetes that patients in the case of basic control of blood sugar is allowed to eat fruit. If the condition is well controlled, you can eat fruits containing less than 12% sugar, but the amount of food in a day should be controlled within 100 grams. For patients who have no appetite due to severe infections, appropriate fruits can also be chosen to replace part of the staple food, such as oranges, apples and so on. However, it is advisable to reduce the amount of staple food while eating fruits. Patients whose condition is unstable and whose blood sugar is not yet under control should abstain from eating fruits and melons.

Fresh fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals, these are indispensable substances to maintain life, to maintain normal physiological functions, regulate the osmotic pressure of body fluids and pH lifting effect, but also many of the body's enzymes and components of biological activity. It is believed that magnesium can improve the insulin responsiveness of type 2 diabetics with low insulin resistance. Eating fruits in moderation is beneficial to the treatment of diabetes.

Cherries, prunes, pineapples and peaches, which contain pectin but not high in sugar, can be broken down into jelly-like substances by bacteria in the intestinal tract after eating, absorbing water in the intestines, slowing down the emptying time of food in the intestines, and slowing down the absorption of glucose in the intestines, which in turn reduces the patient's postprandial blood sugar level.

Low-sugar melons and fruits in the cucumber, pumpkin, tomato sugar 2%, watermelon, melon sugar 4%-5%, grapes, cherries, pears, lemons, oranges, peaches, plums, pomegranates, oranges, loquat, grapefruit, plums, apples, pineapples, etc., sugar within 12%; sugar-containing bananas, cinnamon, lychee, persimmons sugar 14% The higher sugar content of banana, cinnamon, lychee, persimmon contains 14% -16%, sugar cane contains 20-30% sugar, honey dates, raisins contain up to 70% -80% sugar. Diabetic patients should try to eat low sugar content of fruits and melons, for the sugar amount of medium fruits and melons can not be eaten, should be moderated, and for the high sugar content of persimmons, sugar cane, honey dates, raisins should be banned. Fruit juices and canned fruits are high in sugar content, so it is better not to eat them. Eating fruit time after meals or between meals is more appropriate.